The infamous “admin” user ID and hackable, weak passwords are prevalent on large numbers of home routers, says a security firm. That’s despite the public’s increasing awareness of vulnerabilities and ...

One commonly overlooked aspect of home safety is the Wi-Fi connection. Learn here how to keep your most vital online ...

Well, i have a consumer grade netgear router that can route 255 addresses-not that you'd want to. But the usual subnet mask for this kind of thing is 255.255.255.0<BR><BR>What happens when you plug in ...

fast tips to secure home broadband following research that half of internet users are leaving their networks open to hackers.

There’s a wireless router gathering dust in Bob LaRocca’s office. It’s yours if you can hack into his network. First, some background. LaRocca is director of IT security with the School District of ...

Routers appear to be as insecure as ever, after hackers successfully compromised five popular wireless models during a contest at the DefCon 22 security conference, reporting 15 new vulnerabilities to ...

In a study conducted by Comparitech, a technology comparison company, researchers found that 6.4 percent of popular home Wi-Fi routers currently sold on Amazon could be hacked, allowing malicious ...

A recently discovered hack of home and small-office routers is redirecting users to malicious sites that pose as COVID-19 informational resources in an attempt to install malware that steals passwords ...